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If these two major items can get figured out, the season most likely would be able to start on time on May 8.
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Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2026
Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.
—J. Carson Meredith, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
That’s up to grocery operators to figure out.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Then, the team, along with the rest of the field, will have a month off due to the cancellation of races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia because of the war with Iran That gives the team, and most importantly Newey, some time to figure out what’s going on.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2026
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Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2026
Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.
—J. Carson Meredith, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
That’s up to grocery operators to figure out.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Then, the team, along with the rest of the field, will have a month off due to the cancellation of races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia because of the war with Iran That gives the team, and most importantly Newey, some time to figure out what’s going on.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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